Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1887-07-29
CHAPTER "a.

AN ACT for taking The sense OF the
good people of The Commonwealth
as TO The necessity and eTpedfency
of calling Convention TO amend
the Constitution, and 10 prOpide
for ascertaining The number Of cit
izens entitled 10 Dote for Represen-
tatiUe acithin this State.
WHEREAS, Experience has pointed out the
necessity OF amending the Constitution snd the
eNpedieney OF calling convention for that
BE 1T ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY
OF TnE CoMM0NwEALTH or kENTucKY:
1. That at the next general election for
Representative TO the General Assembly, IL
snail be tue duty OF the several sherifs and
other officers OF election TO open poll for and
make return to the Secretary OF State, for tile
time being, of the names Of all citizens entitled
| to vote for Representatives who have voted at
| the said election for calling convention for
| the purpose OF re- adopting, amsndlng or chang
ing the Constitution.
g2. That any sheriff or other returning Of
lcer falling to perform the duty imposed by
first section OF this act shall be subject TO n
fine OF six hunured dollars l{BO0) to be recov
cred by indictment OF the grand jury IN any
court having Jurisdiction thereof, and shall,
upon conviction OF such failure, be removed
from office by the court in which such conyic-
ton is had.
49, That for the purpose OF ascertaining the
number of citizens entitled to vote for Repre-
sentalives within this State in the year 1881,
there shall be furnished, as hereinafter provi-
ded, 10 the sheriffs and other officers OF the
election In August, 1881, registration book, In
which the officers OF the election shall record
| the names OF all citizens entitled TO vote for
Representative within this State at the said
eltction. The officers OF the election shall be
Rx OFFIoI0 officers OF registration, and shall
have aaid registration book open for the record
of said names between the hours OF G O'Clock q,
IN. and O'CLOCK p. m. on the day OF the August
nlN H. .ws.la H. Il
Commonwealth. And it shall be the duty OF
all citizens OF this Commonwealth who are sn-
titled 10 vote for Representatives, on the day
Of the next general election In August, 1887. 10
go before the sherlifs and other returning OIL
cors OF said election In the voting precihct ip
which there are seyerally entitled 10 vote, and
cause themselves 70 be registered op the poll
book ne qualified voters OF this Commonwealth,
and the names OF any and all citizeps living
l In thu district known 10 said officers to he enti-
tied TO vote for Representative, or made known
to them by evidence on that day, shall be reg
| stered as not Voting. And In the year 1857, no
other officer shall be authorized TO make any
| list or return Of the qualified voters OF this
Commonwealth, nor shall any return thereof
except the registration books and certtn
Gates provided for by this act he made, and all
laws requiring list or returns OF such qualified
voters are hereby repealed, so far as the year
| 1881 is embraced therein. The total number OF
votes so registered shall be the true number OF
| citizens entitled to vote for Representative
within this State. for the purpose OF ascertain
| ing whether majority OF al the citizens OF
| this state entitled TO vote Tor Representative
vote for calling a convention for the purpose OF
re-apopt'ng, amending or changing the Con-
| stitutiOn.
| "a. The said registration books shall Dc
| appropriately ruled and headed, SO that they
may, and 1t Is hereby enacted that the same
| shAll be the poll books for recording the votes
for ami against the calling OF the constitutional
convention. and for aseertaining the number
| OF citizens entitled to vote for the Representa-
| tive within the state. 1t shall be the duty oi
th- said officers Of election to PROFOUND toeyery
voter the question: "Do you vote Tor calliog a
constitutional convention or notf" II such
voter shall answer in the Affirmative. his name
| shall be recorded as voting for said convention
| II such voter shall answer in the negative, his
| name ehall ba recorded ss voting against said
convention, and IL such voter makes no answer
| his name shall be recorded or reglstercd as moi
voting upon said question: And1t shall be the
duty OF The officers holding the election at eacl
voting place in the state TO certify the tota
number OF votera registered, and the humbei
voting for calling the constitutional convention
| and to make out'a duplicate certificate showing
| said facts. The registration book shall be b!
them Immediately sent, At the expense Of th'
| OF state, at Frankfort, Kentucky, aud thl
duplicate certificate attached 70 the poll bool
for ihe election Of state officers, and returl
| therOwth as now directed by law.
95. The Secretary of State In office at tn
conyening OF the General Assembly next ate
the election in August, 1887, shall immediatel!
upon the organization Of the same, transmit Il
each House u statement prepared by him iron
| tho said registration aud p0li-bQoks. showing
how many votes were at tile said election cas-
in favor OF said conVontian, and the total mum
Der OF voters registered, whether voting for 0
against or not at all. The report shall be mad
up by counties. He shall retain the registration
books for the use OF, examination and inspec
tion Of the next General Assembly.
sc. II shall be the duty OF tho officers wh0s
duty II is by law TO compare and certify tn
votes for State otlioers, TO make out from tn
certificates returned with the State election
poll-books as above provided, and at the tim
tiflcate by voting places, showing the tota
number OF votes registered and the numbe
voting for calling constitutional convention
and to send the certificate 10 the Secretary o
state; and II the registration book provided 70
above shall as to any voting place, be lost, de
stroyed or not returned, then the Secretary o
State, in making the report 10 the report TO tn
General Assembly, shah use the information i
the certificate as to any such district or precinc
and he shall, moreover, use the certificate :
show that he has not the registration book 70
each voting place IN each countynamcdin IA sal
certificate. - n., ""'
III. 1t shall be the duty Of the Secretary .
State, after the adjdurnment of this Generg
Assembly, to make out the form of regstr.l
, tion book and certificates 70 lie made aud use
as herein provided. and te furnish he came !
the Public Rrnter f0rthwltb, and u shall b
the duty OF the said Public Printer 10 make u
aud hind In the usual form one registratio
place In the state; also the duplicate certilcat
and the county certificate, and send the sam
10 the several sherifIs, who shall soc that the,
| are deiiyerpti and used as tic various yotini
places as herein required.
Na. That any officer failing 10 do or per
form any Of the acts or duties enjoined upo
him by the third, fourth. sixth and seventh sec
tions OF this act shall be subject to ilne OF iv
, hundred dollars $500, TO DO recovered by In
, dlctment OF any grand Jury in any court hay
ing Jurisdiction thereof, and shall, upon con
, vietion, he removed from office by the court !
I which said conviction 10 had.
\ 0. That II shall be the duty OF the secretar
OF State to have this act advertised In one week
, ly newspaper In each county OF this Common
wealth. wherein there is such paper published
for four weeks, and In one OF the daily paper
, OF the city OF Loui-vlle for thirty days immed
lately preceding the election, and in ever
, county said Secretary shall cause 10 be poete
at the court house door copy Of this act,prlnt
ed in band bill from, AZ least four conseentiy
! weeks before such election.
Z nGa0. IL shall be the duty OF the Public lrin
ter 10 print ten thousand copies OF Sins act up
on eeprrate Ahedt oi papAr and DELIVER thql
70 the SECRETARY Of The state, WIG shay foIM,ag
! counties In this State in euch numbers rs
| provide at least two copies thereof for eac
a Voting preciuot; faid clerks shall deliver sam
! | 10 the sheriGs or other oflcers acting In "
} place thereof; and II shall DO the duty Of sue
I sheriff or other oillSer to post one copy OF sal
,, como other suitable public place in SAID pI.
| plnet four woeka prior to the election, An
: odcor falling to discharge the duties prescribe
IN thia section OF this act shall DO fined for eac
l and every failure twenty dollara, TO be reeot
s cred IN any court having lurlsdistlon lhereo' /.
: force from and after its passage.
~ 7l7 Approved January IS, 1850.